Cllr John Nowell, Oakham Town Council, Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland Air Ambulance, Zodiac Publishing UK Ltd, Arrive Alive Appeal
Cllr John Nowell has been absent from many council meetings this year.
Cllr John Nowell mixing politics and harassment with fundraising turned the Rutland branch
of the DLRAA into a pretty Black mess.
I understand Cllr John Nowell no longer collects the air ambulance charity boxes from
Rutland Shops due to some complaints regarding his handling procedures.
Cllr John Nowell brought about change for good at Oakham Town Council after one of his charitable
organisations submitted a fraudulent application for a community grant from the town council.
The council subsequently amended its standing orders banning councillors, their family and friends from applying for community grants.
Leicestershire Police claimed to investigate Cllr John Nowell and he was not prosecuted because he told them it was all a misunderstanding and it was his wife who had completed and submitted the application, I admire his quixotic action.
I wonder if any of the investigating officers are members of the
his lodge? (Cllr John Nowell declares he is a Master Mason but does not declare at which Lodge)
I am wondering if Cllr Nowells new business activities are preventing him from fully serving his
local community.
His standard of living has visibly improved this year, a home amongst Oakham's slightly richer community members and some have even noticed Cllr Nowell stepping out of his new luxury black Mercedes a must have for any charity fund raising director, he is even sporting a new red coat the colour of the charity, we will miss seeing him in the yellow!
Cllr Nowell has started work for another air ambulance type charity. http://oakham.leicestershireparishcouncils.org/uploads/1752d7c13d46c05374099417.pdf
As their appeals director.
His linkedin public profile confirms this:
The Appeal DirectorArrive Alive Appeal – Present (1 year)
Responsible for the establishment of a UBC (Used Beverage Can), UK wide, recycling movement to collect millions of discarded UBCs to construct '24/7 Demountable Aluminium Helicopter Landing Platforms' (helipads) at all Children's Hospitals
He also includes inaccurate information about his past directorship Zodiac Publishing.
A company set up with tax payers hand outs, at the time Mr Nowell was photographed
proudly holding a large cheque that funded the start up Mr Nowell also explained how
he would employ local people.
The truth is he never did and employment was limited to his immediate family.
Mr Nowell states on his public Linkedin profile that his company was formed in 1994
Chairman (he describes himself as chairman in his declaration of interests he is Managing Director)
Zodiac Publishing UK Ltd
January 1994 – January 2014 (20 years 1 month)
Companies House records state the company was incorporated much later, 2005
Since its incorporation Zodiac publishing has never submitted its accounts on time.
All annual accounts have been submitted 11 - 13 months late. His recent resignation as
Oakham Town Partnership treasurer does not surprise me, because accounting for the
pennies does not seem to be a priority for Cllr Nowell.
